'Okay' Lisa was cursing her fate and turned to look at Steve, who was clearly in a bad mood as he looked cold.

'Why the hell did I agree to meet him?' Lisa cursed her timing and decision.

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Her instincts told her, something bad is going to happen.

'What happened?' Patrick messaged her back as Lisa never randomly messages him without a reason, so he got worried.

'I am with Steve, he seems to be in a bad mood. I am having a bad feeling' Lisa honestly replied to Patrick.

'Hit him in the groin if he tries to pull any weird stunts' Patrick messaged her.

Lisa chuckled when she read his message.

"Who the fuck are you chatting with?" Steve got irritated seeing Lisa laugh in spite of him being in a bad mood.

"Ahh, just Patrick" Lisa nervously answered but the next moment Steve suddenly snatched her phone away from her and kept it in his shirt pocket.

"What the fuck, Steve? Give me my phone back" Lisa's paranoia got into her head and this situation didn't seem right as Steve cut her contact off now.

"When you are with me, don't talk to anyone else" He warned her.

"Don't talk like a psycho" Lisa couldn't keep quiet and let him be.

"Then don't turn me into one" Steve coldly replied.

Lisa kept calm and thought of ways to escape. She wished to grab her phone from his pocket but they were driving in the car. If any mishap happens, they might end up in an accident.

So, Lisa rationally thought what she should do. Patrick's advice was on the top of her mind.

Being a doctor, helped her as she knows where to hurt him to induce more pain, so that she can run away.

'If something happens, I'll hit Steve in the groin, run away from there, grab a taxi, I have money in my pants' Lisa was assuring herself.

Steve headed towards the outskirts of the city.

"Steve, where are we going? You said we are going to a restaurant" Lisa was clearly scared seeing the direction they were headed in.

"The restaurant is in the outskirts" Steve answered her ignoring her worry.

"Steve, I want to go back home. Can we cancel our plan?" Lisa requested him.

"No, I have something important to tell you. If I won't do anything about it, I will go crazy" Steve replied her.

"What do you want to do about it?" Lisa got scared hearing his words.

"You'll know soon" Steve sped the car heading towards their destination.

Lisa was regretting agreeing to meet Steve.

Since, morning he had been acting crazy.

During the weekend he asked her why she was in the play with Matt and she casually replied to him. After that, he didn't say anything except for that he wishes to share something important with her.

In five minutes, they reached the destination and Steve parked his car at a deserted location.

"I can't see any restaurant here" Lisa was feeling uncomfortable as it was dark now and they were in the outskirts of the city.

Not another soul was present here.

"Get down" Steve ordered.

Lisa still didn't get down as she was afraid to step out.

Steve stepped out the car and walked towards Lisa's side and opened the door, "Lisa" He called her name.

'Hit him in the groin, if he crosses the line' Lisa kept telling herself while stepping out.

Steve held her hand and walked towards the deserted place.

Lisa was shocked as Steve never held her hand like this, even when they were friends. Although, they were close, there were always some boundaries they maintained.

"Where are we going?" Lisa nervously asked him.

"You will know" Steve replied coldly.

Lisa was having a very bad feeling that something worse is going to happen, she was thinking of beating Steve but the place where he brought her to, doesn't have any cabs, so she wondered how to leave as car keys were with him.

Her scary thoughts got interrupted when she saw something very shocking that she stopped in her tracks.

There was a small cottage in front of them and the path to that cottage was lit with lighting.

Fairy lights were hanging along the strings tied between one tree to another tree on the either side of the path they were standing on.

This place looked like a private property.

Lisa turned to Steve in shock, only to find him sitting on his one knee, "Lisa, will you be my girlfriend?" He held a rose and proposed to her.

The first thought in Lisa's mind was where did this rose appear from.

"Where did this rose come from?" She subconsciously voiced her thoughts.

"Seriously, that's what you are [bothered about?" Steve looked at her in surprise.

Lisa was speechless as he was right, the love of her life is sitting on his knee proposing to her. He was the one she always craved for and he was ready to be hers but she was not feeling the kind of happiness she expected to feel.

"What happened, Steve? Why are you asking me to date you suddenly?" Lisa was not convinced by this proposal.

She has always been like this, doubtful of people. Earlier, Steve was in a bad mood and now he was suddenly proposing her.

Lisa was confused at this situation.

Steve realized he won't get an answer until he explains himself.

He stood up and told her, "I made all these arrangements for you and the roses are here" He pointed at a bench where a big bouquet of rose was kept.

"I have a friend who is an event planner, with his help, it was all done" He answered her first question before moving to the second one.

"On Friday, I went for that play, there I saw you and Matt together. You guys were so close, whispering and smiling sweet nothings to one another that I got burnt in jealousy." Steve started explaining himself

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